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A Walk Through The Netherlands’ Brimming Refugee Startup Ecosystem

Azrin Rahman takes us on a walk through The Netherlands’ refugee startup ecosystem, listing accelerators, incubators, and bootcamps for bold go-getters. By Azrin Rahman Boasting 20% of migrants amongst its population, the Netherlands is full of opportunities which turn its capital, Amsterdam, as well as its major cities into a hotspot for entrepreneurship. In fact, The Dutch Startup…
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Consensys is Launching the First Blockchain Bootcamp in Lebanon - And Refugees Get Tickets for Free

ConsenSys, the global hub developing blockchain technologies, has just announced the launch of a 3-day blockchain developer training in Beirut, followed by a 2-day hackathon. The training, which starts on October 17th, will offer in-depth training sessions, from the workings of blockchain technology to its applications and features. Participants will learn how to create a development…
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New in Lebanon? Here’s a Guide to the Levantine Startup Ecosystem

From funding opportunities, to accelerators and co-working spaces, Azrin Rahman takes us through the startup ecosystem in Lebanon. By Azrin Rahman The startup ecosystem in Lebanon has been growing since 2014, when Banque du Liban began the program Circular 331, in hopes of boosting the ecosystem with $400 million capital. With its launch, there has been an increase in startups, incubators and…
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Become a Migrapreneur with ME4Change in Italy, Finland, Germany or Belgium

ME4Change has just opened applications for their Migrapreneurs program, an entrepreneurship training course for participants to gain practical knowledge in starting their business. The course will start in spring 2018 and will be delivered by highly qualified trainers in the city of Milan, Helsinki, Berlin and Brussels, with some online sessions. The initiative, whose name derives from…
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